I ordered a new 27" iMac this weekend and I can't wait until it gets here. It's replacing an early 2009 Mac Mini that I barely use anymore because it's slow. I had a late 2006 iMac up until about 2009 but the graphics card and/or motherboard failed. I also have a 2017 12" Macbook but I miss having a powerful desktop computer.
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Replacing my 2012 Mac Pro hex core that I now use mainly for my photography as I got tired of waiting for Apple to announce the new Mac Pro, which I got to believe it will be way north of $3,500, plus most likely $1,250 and up for the monitor. Biggest problem with my Mac Pro was backups, transfers and XQD and SD USH-II card reading, took sooo long with the pci-e USB3 card I had (on my 2nd). Plus in the summer months the Mac Pro generates a lot of heat. (I live in the desert where it is 100F plus for 4 months straight.)
Just ordered the 27” iMac 2019 with 512GB SSD and 6 core I5 3.7, 580X and base ram with the Crucial 32GB upgrade kit. Adorama had a $100 off discount, so $2299 plus $180 for the ram. It all shipped today. For LR and PS the I5 should be more than adequate, as I don’t do video, and it will run cooler than the I9 option.
Internal 512 GB blade will hold system plus my Lightroom cache files, LR is pretty fast this way on my Mac Pro and photo files load very fast, actual files will be on 8TB RAID USB 3.1 C external Mobius using 2x 4tb HGST enterprise drives coming out of the Mac Pro. Backup 8TB in older Oyen Digital RAID box with same drives and backup system on external 500GB SSD.
If the new Mac Pro does turn out to be a truly upgradable box under $3000, I may get one later this year and give the new 2019 iMac to my wife. If not, I am sure this iMac will be just fine for what I do for years to come.
Just ordered the 27” iMac 2019 with 512GB SSD and 6 core I5 3.7, 580X and base ram with the Crucial 32GB upgrade kit. Adorama had a $100 off discount, so $2299 plus $180 for the ram. It all shipped today. For LR and PS the I5 should be more than adequate, as I don’t do video, and it will run cooler than the I9 option.
Internal 512 GB blade will hold system plus my Lightroom cache files, LR is pretty fast this way on my Mac Pro and photo files load very fast, actual files will be on 8TB RAID USB 3.1 C external Mobius using 2x 4tb HGST enterprise drives coming out of the Mac Pro. Backup 8TB in older Oyen Digital RAID box with same drives and backup system on external 500GB SSD.
If the new Mac Pro does turn out to be a truly upgradable box under $3000, I may get one later this year and give the new 2019 iMac to my wife. If not, I am sure this iMac will be just fine for what I do for years to come.
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Just received my new Mac yesterday and was using a late 2012 model before.
Use the student pricing. FYI. They don’t check. It’s 700 cheaper.The prices in Canada are killing me... $3948 (with Apple Care) for the i5 (9th gen), 512SSD , 8GB ram and Vega 48...
This is the system I’d love to get (no need for i9 chip) but I can’t justify $4K ... and my wife would kill me if I hit order.
Apple you’re painfully pricing me out!
Just received today an iMac 27":
I also got 10% discount for teachers, which gives in total 16181 PLN (Polish currency) which is roughly 4220 USD (with taxes).
It's great!
- i9
- 8GB RAM — upgraded with Crucial 2 x 16GB bought separately, 40GB RAM in total
- Radeon Pro Vega 48
- 1TB SSD
I also got 10% discount for teachers, which gives in total 16181 PLN (Polish currency) which is roughly 4220 USD (with taxes).
It's great!
How would you fill it out if you don’t have a student number? Pretty sure they do check it.
I am a student, and when I used the student store it did not ask for any verification.
Had a Mid 2011 27inch iMac that Apple stop updating the OS a couple years back. Last month purchased a new 2019 27 inch iMac. I love it. Plenty faster than the 2011 model to say the least. Used Apple's Military Veterans Discount Web link to purchase off my iPhone right at the Apple store.
Retina 5K Display
3.0GHz 6-Core
Processor with Turbo
Boost up to 4.1 GHz
1TB Storage
Fusion Drive
Retina 5K Display
3.0GHz 6-Core
Processor with Turbo
Boost up to 4.1 GHz
1TB Storage
Fusion Drive
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Just ordered this. Arriving 22nd-24th of May! Will replace PC that I'm just too tired of. Especially Windows.
Will be used for mostly for web browsing, backend development, light gaming, hobby music production and some light retouching of my photos. No need for higher CPU nor higher GPU so this is perfect!
Will upgrade RAM myself with either 16 GB or 32 GB depending on how much I feel that I need.
Did opt for 512 GB SSD though which I think will be great for peace of mind and resale value since 256 GB is too small for some!
Will be used for mostly for web browsing, backend development, light gaming, hobby music production and some light retouching of my photos. No need for higher CPU nor higher GPU so this is perfect!
Will upgrade RAM myself with either 16 GB or 32 GB depending on how much I feel that I need.
Did opt for 512 GB SSD though which I think will be great for peace of mind and resale value since 256 GB is too small for some!
Ugh, turns out I need another machine with Sierra on it.
So this was cancelled too.
Enjoy your 2019 iMacs folks.
So this was cancelled too.
Enjoy your 2019 iMacs folks.
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Just ordered the new 27" iMac and cannot wait to start playing around on it! I only wish that we had the option to choose between silver and space grey. This will be replacing my 2009 MBP that I've been trying to keep alive with SSDs and RAM upgrades while I held out for a new MBP replacement, however the current iterations seems to be riddled with more issues than I'm comfortable with, according to that side of the forum.
Anyways, here are the specs:
Anyways, here are the specs:
- i9
- 8GB RAM (will upgrade later on)
- Radeon 580x
- 512GB SSD
- Magic Trackpad 2
iMac 27-inch Retina 5k 3.6GHz 8-core (Early 2019)
3.6GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processorTurbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
8GB (2x4GB Apple) memory
512GB SSD storage
Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB HBM2 memory
Apple Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboard
APPLECARE+ FOR IMAC AUTOENROLL
This is from Expercom with ~$200 savings over the Apple store directly.
3.6GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processorTurbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
8GB (2x4GB Apple) memory
512GB SSD storage
Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB HBM2 memory
Apple Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboard
APPLECARE+ FOR IMAC AUTOENROLL
This is from Expercom with ~$200 savings over the Apple store directly.
@computerdummy that's an impressive system! Wish I could've afforded the 2TB SSD, but 512GB will have to do (internally).
I just ordered a new iMac.
27-inch
3.6GHz Intel i9
8GB memory
Vega 48
2TB SSD
Magic Trackpad 2
Magic Keyboard - US English
Accessory Kit
Apple Care
I would like to buy 2 sticks of 32GB each but I can't find it on the Crucial site.
I'll buy OWC if I can't find Crucial sticks but I would prefer Crucial.
Am I missing something on the Crucial site?
27-inch
3.6GHz Intel i9
8GB memory
Vega 48
2TB SSD
Magic Trackpad 2
Magic Keyboard - US English
Accessory Kit
Apple Care
I would like to buy 2 sticks of 32GB each but I can't find it on the Crucial site.
I'll buy OWC if I can't find Crucial sticks but I would prefer Crucial.
Am I missing something on the Crucial site?
This.
I have ordered from my own email a few times and I have to send in a copy of either a ID Card or a payslip to prove I work in education.
If you order from your education email address they use that as evidence you are in education.
Thanks. Never used Parallels or VMs, so I am not sure I still have a Sierra installer. I have Sierra on my 2013 iMac and will have to look on my older back ups to see if I have one.
Just trying to avoid going out of my way to get a 2017 with Sierra (micro center has them).
I’m on my iPad Mini so I’m not sure.....does this link still work for the Sierra Installer?
https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414?mt=12